Cheap patriotism runs rampant at Syracuse fest

IN TODAY'S DAILY ORANGE 'S.O.B.' lawyer validates his title Jim "The Hammer" Shapiro, famous for his absurd and annoying television commercials, lives in Florida and has never tried a case in court. What the hell? It's one thing for Shapiro to advertise himself as "the meanest, nastiest S.O.B. in town," but its altogether different when that "town" is more than 1,000 miles away and when his clear ability to be mean and nasty has never actually been applied to a courtroom success or even an attempt.